Motorists are being warned that the A5 near Nuneaton is closed in both directions. Live traffic website Inrix has reported a "bridge has been struck by a vehicle".

The A5, between the A47 Dodwells Road to Sketchley Meadows, is currently closed in both directions. This will impact traffic coming from the A5 junction with The Longshoot.

Traffic travelling along the A5 from Atherstone is also being affected. Leicester Police officers are urging drivers to find other routes.

A post on X, formerly known as Twitter , from the force states: "Traffic. Due to a Road Traffic Incident, A5 Watling street, Hinckley is closed from Dodwells Roundabout to Logics Road.

"Please seek alternative routes. Updates to follow."

The Watling Street bridge on the A5 in Hinckley has long been referred to as

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